This song is about Asa reminiscing about her mother talking to her about the danger of love and relationships, as well as her mother relating to her own experiences. Asa sings about the pain of not knowing if a partner is true, or if her feelings are legitimate.
Every day is not a holiday
My life's like a subway
Oh I know this love don't last
Look at me tell me what you see
Do you believe this love is real
Oh I know this love don't last
I have come from faraway
To see this go down the drain
I have waited patiently
And this is what I get
Emotionally failing me
My whole wild world is caving in
I try so hard to express myself
But The woman in me
O o o don't fade away
My mama say baby be careful
If any body comes to say I love o o o
My papa say baby I warn you
If anybody comes to say I love you
Now you asking me to trust you
Tell me how am I supposed to
When I know this love don't last
Could this be the kind of love?
That my mum use to warn me about How will I know
That this love will last
I have come from far away
To see this go down the drain
I have got so much to give
But I don't know what I'll get
Emotionally failing me
My whole wild world is caving in
I try so hard to express my self
But The woman in me don't fade away
My mama say baby be careful
If any body comes to say I love o o o
My papa say baby I warn you
If anybody comes to say I love you
Yeah Yeah
My mama say baby be careful
If any body comes to say I love o o o
My papa say baby I warn you
If anybody comes to say I love you
Subway was written by Aṣa.